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He was supported by almost half of those who said the federal deficit was their biggest concern.

In the tourism, catering and food sectors, the contracts were in use by almost half of all businesses.

Waugh's average Test hundred, inflated by almost half of them being undefeated innings, is an unparalleled 255.

MacDermott hopes that the march will convey the frustration felt by almost half of the population, who were shocked by the outcome.

This cold radiance is produced by 2 large groups of plants--bacteria & fungi--& by almost half of the major divisions of the animal kingdom--including insects, fish, shellfish & crustaceans, micro-organisms.

He pledged to eradicate the poverty endured by almost half of this country's 100 million people; give college scholarships to any poor, hard-working kid who wants one; and end police corruption.

At 96 and 64 Kbps, the songs matched accurately but the number of matching hashes dropped by almost half for each of the lower bitrates.

Its current-account surplus has fallen by almost half, to around 6% of GDP from 11% in 2007.

Berkshire Hathaway's Profit Falls by Half After Hurricanes Cause $2.99 Billion in Losses Berkshire Hathaway said yesterday that its third-quarter earnings fell by almost half because of insurance losses related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The three central haplotypes within these haplogroups, H1, H1* and H23*, were carried by almost half (46%) of the dogs and shared by dogs in Europe, SW Asia and China, by 75%, 44%and32%2% of the individuals, respectively.

Poor oral health was reported by almost half (46.3%) of the EQUIP participants, with significant relationships observed between Poor oral health and many of the vulnerabilities and health issues faced by this population.